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About Chandwa Village

Chandwa is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.48 hectares hectares.

Chandwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 71.48 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 21
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandwa compares

By the 2011 count Chandwa is the 468th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 71.48 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Chandwa

The census records public bus service for Chandwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandwa from other places

Chandwa lies about 15 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 8.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chandwa
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 8.0 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 15 km

Villages closest to Chandwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nizamabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chandwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwa village had a population of 40. That makes it the 468th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Chandwa village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwa has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Chandwa covers 71.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandwa falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandwa is Phariha, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandwa.

Chandwa is about 15 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwa is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 3.8 km away. Phariha is about 8.0 km away. Azamgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda Bhari (under 2 km), Ohani (under 2 km) and Mircha (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandwa today is likely to be higher.

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